Ford considers filling part of Lake Ontario to build massive convention centre | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is considering filling part of Lake Ontario to accommodate his vision for a massive new convention centre in downtown Toronto. At an unrelated event in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, Ford confirmed reporting he was considering filling part of the lake […]
Trump says no deal with Iran to end war without ‘unconditional surrender’
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Friday that there would be no deal […]
Canada and Japan sign partnership deal on defence, energy, trade – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada and Japan have signed a new strategic partnership agreement that aims to boost co-operation on defence, energy, trade and technology Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Friday, outlining a long list of areas where the two countries plan […]
‘A foreign policy based on short memory’: Carney continues push to diversify from the U.S. – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] If you want to understand Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to foreign policy, meet the chartered professional accountant he put in charge of it. Arun Thangaraj, formerly the deputy minister of Transport Canada, was appointed to the top bureaucratic role at Global Affairs Canada on Wednesday morning. Thangaraj’s previous stint at the department was […]
Trustee says they were ‘fully cut off’ from information on Ford government takeover | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A trustee at Ontario’s second-largest school board says she and her colleagues were “fully cut off” from information about the provincial takeover, expressing concerns about how programming decisions will impact special needs students. On Thursday, the Ford government confirmed that the Peel District and York Catholic school boards would be under provincial supervision, a […]
Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin after firing Kristi Noem as DHS secretary
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was ousting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from that post and replacing her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican. Noem’s dismissal from the Department of Homeland Security comes after a wave of criticism of the former South Dakota governor’s management of the agency and her aggressive […]
Conservatives say any Iran military action should be up to Parliament – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 5, 2026 2:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Conservatives are calling for a parliamentary debate before any sort of Canadian military deployment in the ongoing war in Iran, after Prime Minister Mark Carney said such a deployment is […]
Washington must avoid new tariffs with Ottawa: Canadian and U.S. mayors | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Washington must avoid any new tariffs with Ottawa during a review of its trilateral trade agreement, mayors of several Canadian and U.S. cities urge. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a multinational coalition of municipal and Indigenous government executives representing communities in the Great […]
House Speaker Johnson calls on Texas Rep. Gonzales to drop reelection bid
[ad_1] Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for reelection after the Texas Republican admitted to having an affair with a […]
Ford government to order paper report cards back to all Ontario schools | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government says it will be ordering school boards to begin printing paper report cards again for parents after some moved to digital systems. Ontario’s Ministry of Education suggested in a statement that some parents had struggled with digital report cards, which generally need to be downloaded using a password. Get breaking National […]